The Effects of the Digital Economy on the Economic Resilience of the Chengdu-Chongqing Region

As the first batch of national experimental zones for digital economy innovation and development, how to efficiently utilize digital economy empowerment to promote high-quality regional integrated development in the Chengdu-Chongqing region is a major issue that needs to be solved urgently. Based on the panel data of 16 cities in the Chengdu-Chongqing region from 2006 to 2021, this study analyzes the effect of the digital economy on the economic resilience of cities in the Chengdu-Chongqing region by using econometric models based on measuring the digital economy index and economic resilience level. It is found that the digital economy can enhance the economic resilience of cities. At the same time, the development of the digital economy has a significant effect on the enhancement of the economic resilience of neighboring cities.